I believe this will work for all 78-83 wagons, all brands. The hitch uses six 1/2"x1" bolts, nuts, and lockwashers to attached the ends to the bar. Five locations on the bumper shock mounts use the OEM 8mm x 1.25 bolts - two inboard at the shock ends and one on the passenger and two on the driver side frame ends. I used two 3/8 grade 8 bolts and thick washers on the side plate mid-bolts - need to drill the frame rails in this location - fish the bolts in using a coat hanger and a piece of duct tape and lot of patience.
Fabbing this will nor be hard except for the side plates, which are made from a radius'd 90-degree bend in the plate. You could probably weld two plates at 90 degrees. There is one bend in each side plate to conform to the frame rail contour. Probably make this using a torch and a mallet.
Fabbing this will nor be hard except for the side plates, which are made from a radius'd 90-degree bend in the plate. You could probably weld two plates at 90 degrees. There is one bend in each side plate to conform to the frame rail contour. Probably make this using a torch and a mallet.
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